The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, April 09, 1910, Image 2
i WH Q'iki itUK
OUVUdOn HARMON thinks
< U \ m.\ \m> \<ts OOfJUAQK
OVHLY.
Ho II ??? 'Neither Kooosc*elt Teeth
Nor r?ft Smile"?Mistake** (?r Ills
Opponents Mil lllm.
Columbus. Ohio, April. 3.?Jiulson
Harmon has neither the "Roosevelt
teeth" nor the "Taft smi'e." Ho is
ru Ith-r iVhx losj i or si ave; neither
boisterous nor hroodinr. He has a
sense of humor which is sufhclcnt to
give light to the atmosphere arou:ul
him. hut he Is not jocular n<>r beam?
ing. When there Is occasion he can
laugh, but he does not keep It up all
the while. His face Is usually In re
po.se Tie r, i- nothing startling In
his personality, hut there Is a peculiar
charm about Inn that does not seem
to come from some single source or
characteristic, but from the even bal?
ance of the Individual. Ho does not
seem to f*> tr.sing to make friends,
but after you have met him you feel
as If you had been talking with a
friend. Anyone who has ever seen
him will say. " Oh, yes, I know Har?
nen," and mark It down in his
memory that he ami the Governor are
pretty well acquainted. It is not that
he is over- -ordhJ or that SM exhibits
or Invites familltrlty, or that he socks
to win by any form of blandishment.
He? Is so natural und self-poised as
to Inspire confluence at once. With?
out the manifest magnetism of a
Blalne or the winning friendliness of
a McK.nlev, he still has a Instinct In?
dividuality which tells you that you
must like him and trust him, and,
If need be, rely on him In an emer?
gency. I Imagine people go to him
with their troubles. Yet. If this Is
true, ther Is nothing insincere or
weakly sentimental In his sympathy.
He would gl\e sound ? advice In a
friendly manner rather than make a
manifestation of sympathy, and the
one In trouble would depart with
new courage instead of In tears of
self-pity.
Any man who can command the
ch a friendship of Governor Harmon
should value It all h!s life. I speak
Impartially, for the acquaintance is
all on my side?through tho medium
of analysis.
In manner the Governor Is busi?
nesslike, but not brusque. He thinks
quickly, but not excitedly. He Is a
clear investigator, and his discern?
ment is much stronger than his Imagi?
nation. Suggestions are readily re?
ceived by him. hut their adoption
must be the result of Inquiry, at the
?nd of which his conclusion will be
one of exceptionally sound judgment.
There Is nothing perfunctory In his
methods, nor does he approach any
subje ?t with pVeJudlce.
Even In the Investigations which he
has caused to be made in the State
affairs, leading to results so astound?
ing that any mere politician would
see In them nothing but huge political
capital, he has Seen moderate In every
move, though not less effective for
hlr. n> ;? rat'rn.
Ii., t< ' .'. i Imeiit does not admit
of t t i Yet this does not
Imp'v .. flag dlspu.-.ition. with j
lack of cacrsjy an.; fares, Hi his
within elm a. mic h force us Koos? - I
velt has ? n the Inside, gg l many of
the more execl'f at qualities attributed
to lloo*.-' ? It 11 .I i.p|, w ho do
not really know him are possessed in
their boot form by Harmon. SJg ac?
complishes promptly and silently,
whli. i: \, it procrastinates i?
nol?:v ? on\ ersatlon.
M?r?\oor. he possesses the quality
of i? >ri-;<t. ne.? ,iih| SJSSndlaVSSS Of pur?
pose, with a courage shown In wh.o
he do, -:. n< t In what he says, lie has
acted > oiiraijeouslv 00 all occasions
requiring courage, but has had little
to a?y. lie tarns the searchlight up?
on dark pl.c es. but does not design
to stand always in the limelight. lie
Is the silent hunter ??f "big game" in
the fangt? of ohio Republican poli?
ties, and his spc. imens. like the less
harmful ones collected by Rooeovell
tn IfrfleOi will probably be plii'ed In
pub!!<- Institutions.
Qo*jOffset Harmon is an intelligent
and dllig? nt worker, being In wh..t it
term d Ms "little ball bedroom" at
the state Hou?< i ii*i' in the morning
and faking mm h wik hoSM with
him to do at night. Bill h> plays
foif or rides tors*back svery dr..
and li In superb physical condition.
He i i t ?; ; years old i nd looks
fully 11 j J e its \ oil ng? r.
Ills health and youth appeal lo be
as his ".in k." the r* v iIt of rational
conduct. Everybody In Ohio talks of
Harsson buk." which referi for the
movt pa rt t - t fie on It'... of his em
sales ami Mi usual freedom from
error. In trying |o Ii v Upon Ifci dab
f ?r the Democratic Stats Conventloii
a day w is sugg. t. d lhal happened
to ?e I'rl lay. tie- l.:th. At once oh
) <- tlon was made that it was an un?
lucky com brae tlon. Thau an oM man
piped out from the baCll of the POOM
"There ain't no 1 ::ths m>r Fridays
that in .hurt the Im ky Judge."
The "luck" QiJfS Of got Harmon has
h i I Is the sort that comes to a man
w ho kg not i self-seeker and who al
wa\s moves t.n straight lines. Things
OOmt his way without Selfish effort
on his part, ami it is called luck. He
dOM I ha right thing naturally, and his
..pponent. perhaps just to be contrary
or to antagonize, takes an opposing
position and is condemned for it.
This, again, is called luck. "Harmon
luck" is almost a superstition in
? ?hio.
When he recently sent a meisage
to the Legislature luggeatlng an en
aotmant to i>ut an end to tha lohbyi
which had become a public scandal,
there was no thought In his mind nor
in the mlndl of the public that any
Republican would defand the lobby.
BUI the Republican Senate refused
to receive the message, and by vote
laid it on the table. This action ex
? ued popular indignation, and the
people say. "More of Harmon's bu k;
the enemy is always playing Into hi:*,
hands. He doesn't know polities,
but everything ha does or his ene?
ma s do makes politics for him."
NO MASSEUR FOR THUM.
senators Conclude to l>o Their Bath?
ing Without Frills.
Washington April .*?.?The Senate
today passed the bill making appro?
priations for the support of the legis?
lative, e\.M utlve and judicial branches
Of the Government It carries an ap?
propriation more than |S4,000,000.
But that is not the story.
The only Item In Um bill which
arOUStd ;? n>- dlSOUSSton was one ap?
propriating 11.100 for tha payment of
i masseur to officiate In the marble
bathroom In the new Senate Ofllce
Building, As the Committee on Ap?
propriations brought in the bill, it
provided a force, clerical and other?
wise, for the ears Of th(; building, in?
cluding a masseur and two other at?
tendants of the baths.
Senator Brlstow proposed to strike
out the entire provision, but speci
ed the baths In his remarks. He
didn't know about the baths and
he wanted Information. Senator
Wam ll had reported the bill) hut had
never sssn ths bathing apartments;
Senator Clgpp had been there, but
never had tried the marble tubs.
Bator Burkett was sure the baths
were in operation, hut had no infor?
mation regarding the masseur.
DISOUSSlon developed the fact that
the bathrooms had been ordered a
long time ago and the superintend?
ent of the building had provided at?
tendants for them. Some Senators
?poki of them as necessary. Mr.
Ballsy had his doubts as to whether
lbs Senator from Kansas would have
any need for them. Senator Souther
land said he did at home the little
bathing he required, but he thought
if there was to be a masseur, there
also should be a manicurist and a
valet.
After much conferring and general
debate. Mr. Brlstow changed his
amendment so as to cover only the
three attendants in charge of the
bathrooms.
"Strike em all out!" he said. "That
will leave a janitor in charge, and
that's enough."
Three efforts were made to get a
Vote, The llrst was of the popular
Off-hand c b*r. The Chair was of
? pinion that the noes had it. On a
division demanded by Mr. Brlstow
there were 13 ayes and 1?'. noes. Still
dissatisfied, the Kansas Senator de?
manded the ayes and noes, but there
was no second and he was compelled
to surrender.
Messrs, HalS and Scott then put
their le ads together and by a com?
bined effort knocked out of ths bill
the masseur, with his $1,800 salary.
One other Important m atter receiv?
ed attention while the bill was under
? onsideratlon, but it did t?"t arouse the
discussion that was caused by the
masseur. This was the subject Of
reports required from corporations
under the corporation tax provision
of the Tariff law. According to ths
terms of the bill, these reports will
i"'t be made public except In spe< lal
? a-?. The Senate adopted the com?
mits e amendment t?? the Sffsct that
the reports shall be "made public
only under the order Of the Presi?
dent when he deems it for the pub?
lic Interest/' .\t ths suggestion of
S. nator La Pollette a provision was
added requiring that tin- reports also
Hhall be M,ade public Upon the call
of the Senats <?r I louse of Represent?
atives by resolution,
The hill mal.es an appropriation ol
1100,000 to cover the expenses of
collecting the lax, Under the Tariff
law the reports made by corporations
would have to bo made public, and
the Treasury Department estimated
that $100,000 would be reeded for
this purpose, The limitation, it Is
said, win enable the work to he done
a Ithin the sum appropriated,
Do w.ii kn,,\s that In Canada Ihey
don't rail It the wafer wagon.' ? I'm
on the Indian list*' Is the correct
i nrm, Xi w York Mall,
Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver
Tablets assist nature in driving all
impurities out of the syst? m, Insuring
a fre. and regular condition and re?
storing the organs of ths body to
health and strength, Sold by W, w.
Slbcrt.
KIT CARSON.
A Pew Friends of The Polnecr Are
Still Alive.
Situated near the junction of the
Purgatolre with the Arkansas river,
the town of Las Animal is of in
terest In its relation to the pioneer
history of the West. Its vicinity has
been the scene of many exciting
events of early Colonial history. Fif
t? on miles west of the town are the
ruins of Kent's old fort, the most
not?: i of earls outposts, located where
J one of the most traveled of the over?
land trails crossed the Arkansas.
The miles east of the town on the
site of the Old Fort Lyon now stands
the modern Naval Hospital, New Port
Lyon, the Mecca toward which Cnole
Sam's seamen who develop tubercu?
losis look with longing eyes. Here the
doctor in charge is accomplishing
wonderful things with his merucry
treatment of that dread disease
New Fort Lyon with its electric
lights, cold storage, artesian water
and sewerage system is a model city.
Us 250 patients have all the comforts
and conveniences of a city of the first
clas ;. exi ept that it is compulsory
that they live in tents and spend most
of their time in the open air. Bow?
ling alleys and billard parlors are
furnlnshed for their 1 leasure, and
recreation) as well as tennis and hall
grounds. Here is located the house
in w hlch Kt Carson died, soon to he
turned over to the Daughters of the
Revolution of Colorado and by them
restored. This association intends
to gather here relics of the great
guide and scout and to preserve them
for the benefit of future generations.
Two miles south of Las Animas on
the Pugatoire, on a ranch whose
buildings are crumbling to ruins,
once called Boggsville, is the old
home of Carson, and parts of tin
walls of the old abode house in which
his wile died are still standing. Mrs.
Carson, a Mexican woman, died in
1SG7, her husband the year following,
and in 1009 both bodies were revomod
to Taos, x. If., by Jhon Huff, a
friend of Kit's where they now lie.
There are still persons in Las Ani?
mas who were associates and friends
or Carson. Luke Cahlll, who was
Carson's orderly when Kit was briga?
dier-general in, the United Stale?
st r\ i< e, and was present at his death.
Carson was B man who possessed
no great mental gifts, but was B
Steadfast friend and comrade. His
reputation as a guide and scout is
traceable to his illimitable knowledge
Of the plains and mountains None
of the old-time frontiersmen was SO
well acquainted with the passes of
the mountains from Fort Laramie to
Santa Fe as was he, and none of them
had that penetrative knowledge of
Indian character that he possessed.
His superiors had implicit confidence
in this knowledge and relied upon it.
He was practically commander of
every force he guided. He was never
eager for a fight and tiis ways of
avoiding one were his strongest rec?
ommendations. A knowledge by the
Indians that Carson was guide was
a party's best protection.
i went out today across the old
Carson trail where it approaches
Lent's Fort. In some places the
winds of 50 seasons have furrowed it
deep into the soil at another, but a
few miles from Las Animas, it lies
at the bottom of a reservoir that Ir?
rigates thousands of acres. Niimer
our railroads now cross it, each one
dally transporting more frieght than
by the old methods was carried In
a year. Here and there along ths
line of the old trail a pie< 8 of board
or a cluster of them marks the rest?
ing pis.f those who fell by the
w ay. Win re there is more than one
the rule is to give the Indians credit.
The polneers of history have been
unlettered men. Crom Boone down
the ranks havu been filled by men
whose principal acquaintance has
been with nature. I have known B
number of them who wa re unassum?
ingly faithful until death as friends,
and who never killed K?me except
when the camp required it. Those
that were married, win tie r to Mexi?
can or Indian women, were kind to
their wives and beloved by them.
Jim Baker, who was married to a
Snake woman, was twice saved from
death by her Interposition. With ab?
solutely no thought of lu r own dang
< r she faced d? ath to save his life.
( dd Jack Ran I, the hermit of Mid?
dle Park, who corresponded with
Hovernl of the early Governors of
Colorado, and whose letters to the
Denver papers were eagerly looked
for, was a ?rank oi game destruc?
tion, and I have heard him berate
more than one hunter for killing
more Kaine than he could use. He
had been a sailor when a young man.
and the fines! entertainment I ever
I had was sitting by the fire-place In
the Itermltnge, his home in Middle
Park, listening t" his ri Ital of
e\< nts on the wat< r nn ! In f< r< Ign
ports. 11? had ne\ er been to ??? hoot,
but was great reader. Ills language
was simple, hul elegant; his memory
was tt naelou :.nd correct, siititc. In
tie shadows al I tu. llro-slde, with the
pi,?e logs throwing Hashes of light
nv?tr hi* long gray locks and into the
dai ker rc? esses of the cabin, he re
minded me ?>f the oracles of old. Ho
always had an iron tea kettle with
hot water on the coals, and at mid?
night he brewed "a cup of coffee for
two." Bach night his toast was the
same, " God bless you, Frank; good?
night."
I was snowed in at his place in the
winter of 1879-80 and the remem?
brances of that time are the pleasant*
est in my life.
Uncle Dick Wooten, who held the
key to the Raton Pass and levied
tribute on the freighters of the Santa
Fe trail before the advent of the rail?
way, was a comrade Of Carson's.
Wooten, nearly blind, spent the last
years of his life selling the book por?
traying his experiences in the West.
SOUTHERN RAILWAY IMPROVE?
MENTS.
Two Million Dollars Being Expended
At Lynchbmrg, Ya., on a Seven Mile
Double Track and Tunnel and
Bridge to Reduce the Grade at That
City.
Lynchburg, Va., April 3.?One of
the biggest pieces of railroad im?
provement ever attempted is now
nearing completion here?the build?
ing by the Southern Railway Com?
pany Of a seven mile double track line
through this mountain capped city to
attain which it was necesasry to dig a
tunnel 1300 feet long, largely through
solid rock, and construct a steel
bridge IS GO feet in length and tower?
ing 150 feet above the waters of the
James River,
This work which means an entire
change of the main line of the South?
ern from Winesap, north of this city,
to Durmid on the south will involve
an expenditure of two million dollars
and will include besides the digging of
the tunnel, the building of the bridge,
and the heavy grading necessary, the
erection of a handsome new passen?
ger station and the building of a via?
duct to span the railway tracks at
Fifth street, one of the most impor?
tant thoroughfares of the city.
The completion of this notable
piece of work will result in better ser?
vice for every point on the Southern
system. At the present time every
freight snd passenger train on the
main lin. of the Southern, north and
south bound, has to climb a heavy
grade going out of Lynchburg on r.?
* count of the drop practically to the
river's edge to cross the bridge now
in i use. When the new line is com?
pleted trains will pass through Lynch
burg without having to climb a grade
exceeding 40 feet per mile which will
greatly facilitate the moving of the
freight on the main line and hence
benefit every point on the lines of the
Southern Railway.
Instead of crossing the James Riv?
er at the foot of the hills and passing
through a very restricted section on
the east side of the city the line will
run through the western portion of
the city on a much higher plane,
avoiding the heavy grade, which is
now such an obstacle to through traf?
fic. The local freight terminals now
in use will remain as at present but
the passenger station, located much
higher on in the western part of the
city, will be much more convenient.
The last piers for the bridge are
now being completed and gangs of
bridge workers are engaged in put?
ting the great girders in place. About
one-third of the bridge has been com?
pleted and work on the remainder
is being rushed in order that mater?
ials for the concrete work in the tun?
nel may be taken by train to the
northern end. From lower Lynch
burg this bridge will present a mag?
nificent sight and it will be one of
the country's notable railroad struc?
tures.
In the tunnel alone, which will be
one of the finest specimens of work
of this character to be found in the
country, 250 men are at work and
gr< ater headway is being made than
at any time since the gigantic task
was undertaken. Excellent progress
Is being made. Materials arc being
hauled by train to the southern end
and the same will be done at the
northern end as soon as the bridge la
completed.
it Is confidently expected that all of
this work will be completed In time
for the passage of trains by October
1st.
The Pittsburg Gasette-Times ob?
serves that Kentuckey still keeps up
her reputation for gun play. Dy the
way, it might be Increased if Louis
ville had a General Council similar
to thai of Pittsburg, The boys sim?
ply could not bo restrained. ? Louis?
ville-Journal.
Prompt relief In all cases of throat
and lung trouble if you use Chamber?
lain's Cough Itemedy. Pleasant to
take, Roothlng and healing In effect.
Sold by \Y. W. Sib? rt.
? Noi a lion did his duty," says Col?
onel Uoosev? It. The Joke w ill be
. pecially enjoyed by the members ol
Ihe Ananias Club. Iloston Journal.
Diarrhoea should be cured without
loss of time and by a medicine which
like Chamberlain's Colic, Cholcrs and
Diarrhoea Itemedy not only cures
promptly but produces no unpleasant
after effects, it never falls and is
pleasant and safe to take. Sold by
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